The Importance of Teaching Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom Brdarić, Helena Master's thesis / Diplomski rad 2016

 
Helena Brdarić 
 
The Questionnaire 
Dear Teacher, 
This questionnaire constitutes research related to the role of culture and intercultural 
communicative competence (ICC) in teaching English as a foreign language. The project is 
carried out as a part of my MA paper. 
ICC is understood as, primarily
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• preparing students for communication in English with people of diverse cultures, with the 
assumption that successful communication involves language skills, but also understanding 
behaviour, values and attitudes of others; 
• incorporating in the process of teaching English the awareness of the existence of other cultures 
(not only target language culture) as well as the skills to deal effectively with people from those 
other cultures. 
This questionnaire contains five open-ended questions. 
I would also like you to fill in some information about your teaching profession. 
Thank you very much for your help! 
 
 
(Tick where appropriate) 
 
1. Where you teach: 
Name of the country … 
Capital city 
City 
Town 
Village 
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Lázár, Ildikó. Incorporating intercultural communicative competence in language teacher education. Strasbourg: 
European Centre for Modern Languages: Council of Europe, cop. 2003 

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2. Age-groups you teach 
Pre-schoolers 
7-11 
12-15 
16-19 
Adults 
3. Years you have been teaching 
Fewer than 5 
5-10 
11-20 
More than 20 
1. Do you think that teaching culture in the English language classroom is important and why? 
2. How much importance do you attach to teaching intercultural competence compared to 
teaching grammar, vocabulary and the four language skills? Why? 
3. What can teachers do to promote the intercultural communicative competence of their 
students? 
4. Can you give a few examples of integrating culture in your classes? 
5. Do you think intercultural competence should be given more/less emphasis in foreign 
language teaching? What are the potential benefits?